HB 1547 - DIGEST

Changes the maximum dollar amount that may be levied by or for a school district for enrichment levies.

Requires funding for additional school nurses, guidance counselors, and family and community engagement coordinators to be phased in.

Requires the legislature to begin phasing in funding for content-specific professional learning days for certain staff.

Requires each school district board of directors to adopt an unrestricted minimum fund balance for their general fund of no less than 8.5 percent of their prior year's state apportionment.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Adopt rules necessary to create a menu of professional learning topics;

(2) Develop online training modules for professional learning topics regarding the development of individualized education programs; and

(3) Calculate the actual minimum fund balance amount for each school district for the directors' review and adoption.

Provides for the allocation of state funding to support school districts in offering institutional education programs.